March 31, 2021
My First Hospital Admission
I recently learned two truths: One, experiencing heart attack symptoms is profoundly frightening; and two, mouth guards float.
Category: Death
February 4, 2021
Succumbing to a Broken Heart
Losing a child to suicide is unbearable. It is a heartache no one can heal.
May 29, 2019
My First Boyfriend
My first boyfriend died on May 15. Jack Boyer was 66 years old. He gave me what my mother labeled, … Read More “My First Boyfriend”
May 14, 2019
AFTER
What happens the moments before we die? Do we have one last burst of human thought before entering the afterlife? … Read More “AFTER”
April 19, 2019
The Cruelest Month — Part Three
As many of you know, I walk daily, always with dog biscuits in my pocket. Over the years, I’ve come … Read More “The Cruelest Month — Part Three”
April 18, 2019
The Cruelest Month — Part Two
Stanley Plumly, a poet who served as the poet laureate of Maryland for nine years, died on April 11 from … Read More “The Cruelest Month — Part Two”
March 21, 2019
A Hush Now, Linda Gregg
Within four days of each other two of my favorite poets have died: W.S. Merwin on March 15, and Linda … Read More “A Hush Now, Linda Gregg”
March 19, 2019
Thanks, W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin, whose poems about the fragility of the natural world and the horrors of the Vietnam War earned him … Read More “Thanks, W.S. Merwin”
February 1, 2019
Ignite 2/1/19
“Life is a great surprise,” said Vladimir Nabokov, “I do not see why death should not be an even greater … Read More “Ignite 2/1/19”
January 18, 2019
Winter Sleep
Yesterday, much-loved poet Mary Oliver died of lymphoma. She was 83. As NPR posted in its obituary, “Oliver won many … Read More “Winter Sleep”